The conclave is set to begin Tuesday, and cardinals will be sequestered in Vatican City, meeting in the Sistine Chapel to cast their ballots. They will have no contact with the outside world until a new pope is elected.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan presided over Mass at a parish in Rome on Sunday morning. Dolan is one of the 115 cardinals in Rome ahead of the papal conclave.

"I'm ready to go home. I'm running out of socks," said Dolan, when asked if he was ready for the selection process.

Dolan is considered a possible candidate for pope, and John Paul Shimek, who is reporting in Vatican City for the Catholic World Report, told 12 News that Dolan is attracting attention.

"What I'm noticing too, is that the Italian people love Dolan. And that seems to be the case where ever he goes," said Shimek.

People attending several different Masses in Milwaukee on Sunday morning, including Gesu on the Marquette campus, are also speaking out on what they'd like to see in the next pope.

"One who really knows how to communicate to the people how effective the church needs to be in the future," said churchgoer Ron Mejia.

"I would include consideration of the ordination of women and married priests. There's room for growth in the church," said churchgoer John Schmitt.

"I would love to see Timothy Dolan as our next pope. He would bring a new life and a new energy to the church as far as pulling young people together. And I think he has some good ideas for the world order as well," said churchgoer Gordon Johnson.

Boston's Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley is also a favorite among voters, according to one Italian newspaper's online poll.

According to the Corriere della Serra, O'Malley is the choice of more than 36 percent of online voters. Dolan is farther down on the list at 2 percent.